Britain Seizes UK's "Al Qaeda Leader"

Note they say they "believe" they nabbed UK AQ No. 1, so it's not a certainty. Still, if they think that, he must be at least connected to AQ, and pretty high up on the chain.

SECURITY sources believe that a man arrested in last week’s anti- terror raids in Britain is Al-Qaeda’s leader in this country.

Home Office officials say that one of those arrested is suspected not only of masterminding the foiled plot to bring down up to nine transatlantic airliners, but also of involvement in other planned atrocities over the past few years.

They believe that he was instrumental in sending the ringleader of at least one previous British terror plot for training at a camp in Pakistan last year. He is described by counter-terrorist officials at MI5 as the senior figure in a British terror network involving Kashmiri, north African and Iraqi cells.

Scotland Yard believes that the plan to bring down airliners involved up to 20 terrorists who were planning to smuggle liquid bomb components in hand luggage onto nine British and American passenger jets.

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At least two suspects escaped last Wednesday night’s police raids. Although they are not thought to be significant players, there remain concerns that they may now be galvanised into taking some form of unspecified action.

Thanks to Craig, who got it from Captain Ed, who supplies some analysis.

Here's my analysis:

He's a smell pirate hooker, and they should send him back to his home on Whore Island.

They should also put in him in a room with a "karate monkey."

posted by Ace at 02:06 PM

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